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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

The Evanston lakefront at sunset.

Evanston to implement new lakefront parking program starting Aug. 2

July 30, 2021

Following community controversy related to the cost of lakefront parking, Evanston will pilot a new parking program charging non-residents for parking along the lake from August through the end of October. Under...

A lakefront at sunset.

City Council to vote on mobile food vendors on Evanston beaches

July 13, 2021

After discussion with the Evanston Health and Human Services Department last night, City Council will vote in two weeks on whether to begin allowing mobile food vendors at city parks and beaches. Currently,...

A hand holds a phone playing a video of a lock. The title Locked Out appears in white against a green background.

In Focus: A mom wanted to know whether police pointed guns toward her kids. EPD kept the footage locked away.

July 4, 2021

Anya Tanyavutti was in her dining room preparing for dinner when her children told her they watched police officers pull their guns out in front of a playground. Her three kids, ages 1, 4 and 6 at the...

An Evanston beach at sunset, with waves beating against the sand and a blue and orange sky in the background.

City Council moves forward with proposal for non-resident lakefront parking charges

June 29, 2021

City Council voted to introduce a pilot program that would implement lakefront parking charges for non-residents Monday, moving forward with a proposal that would reverse the area’s longstanding free...

Ald. Devon Reid (8th) speaking during a City Council meeting. He is wearing a dark grey suit and a red plaid tie.

Council votes to move forward on retroactive hazard pay for retail employees

May 25, 2021

City Council members moved forward on a proposal that would mandate big box employers to provide a substantive payout to frontline employees during the pandemic. The ordinance, requested by Ald. Devon...

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